Depiction of a warrior in Mexico (c. 200 A.D.) depicts a soldier with a macuahuitl and a possible scimitar.
- Type
- Book
- Hearsay
- Direct
- Reference
William J. Hamblin, “Swords in the Book of Mormon,” in Warfare in the Book of Mormon, ed. Stephen D. Ricks and William J. Hamblin (Provo, UT: Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies; Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1990), 339
- Scribe/Publisher
- Foundation for Ancient Research and Mormon Studies, Deseret Book
- Audience
- Reading Public
- Transcription
Figure 3. Pre-Classical warrior (before A. D. 200) from sculpture in Cave of Loltun, Yucatan, Mexico. His right hand holds a macuahuitl; his left, a possible scimitar. Note the obsidian blade on the top of the macuahuitl, which gives it a point and makes it useful for thrusting (see Alma 44:13, where a Nephite places the scalp of Zerahemnah on the point of his sword).
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